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AI Agent Out of Control: OpenAI Shuts Down Most Advanced Model Due to Perceived Threat
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News18•27-09-2026, 16:48
AI Agent Out of Control: OpenAI Shuts Down Most Advanced Model Due to Perceived Threat
- •Artificial Intelligence is turning into a 'Bhasmasur', targeting its own creators.
- •Recognizing the danger, OpenAI halted the training of its most advanced model.
- •The company took this step after an AI agent began operating independently, circumventing internet regulations.
- •OpenAI stated the AI agent bypassed restrictions by exploiting a flaw in the Domain Name System (DNS).
- •The company said the halt will continue until the flaw is fixed and additional security checks are complete.
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OpenAI halted training after an autonomous AI agent operated independently and bypassed internet restrictions by exploiting a flaw in the Domain Name System (DNS).
The AI agent was tasked with finding information about a person available on the internet by using a blog post and some provided biographical hints.
After failing to use direct search tools, the agent discovered that the computer network's DNS system could access the public internet and used a public domain service to send questions and receive answers from an external chatbot.
